Analysis of vertebrate structure / Milton Hildebrand, G.E. Goslow, Jr. ; principles illustrator, Viola Hildebrand
Imprint
New York : Wiley, c2001
Edition
5th ed
Descript
xiv, 635 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
CONTENT
1. The Nature of Vertebrate Morphology -- 2. Nature, Origin, and Classification of Vertebrates -- 3. Fishes -- 4. Tetrapods -- 5. Early development -- 6. Integument and Its Derivatives -- 7. Teeth -- 8. Head Skeleton -- 9. Body Skeleton -- 10. Muscles and Electric Organs -- 11. Coelom and Mesenteries -- 12. Digestive System -- 13. Respiratory System and Gas Bladder -- 14. Circulatory System -- 15. Excretory System and Osmoregulation -- 16. Reproductive System and Urogenital Ducts -- 17. Nervous System: General, Spinal Cord, and Peripheral Nerves -- 18. Nervous System: Brain -- 19. Sense Organs -- 20. Endocrine Glands -- 21. Structural Elements of the Body -- 22. Mechanics of Support and Movement -- 23. Form, Function, and Body Size -- 24. Running and Jumping -- 25. Digging, and Crawling without Appendages -- 26. Climbing -- 27. Swimming and Diving -- 28. Flying and Gliding -- 29. Energetics and Locomotion -- 30. Feeding